STOCKTON - A man was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly shooting at another motorist, leading police on a high-speed pursuit and crashing his vehicle into a tree, authorities said.

Police received reports of shots fired during a vehicle chase involving a gray Dodge Durango and a white Honda at 11:18 a.m.

One witness reported that a woman, possibly the driver of the Durango, fled from the vehicle before both vehicles headed east on Benjamin Holt Drive, police said.

An officer spotted the two vehicles a short time later near North Williamsburg Place and West Swain Road, but the officer then lost sight of them.

A patrol sergeant subsequently found the Durango near Plymouth Road and West Benjamin Holt Drive.

The Durango failed to stop and led officers on a four-minute pursuit, reaching speeds of 70 mph on surface streets and 95 mph on Interstate 5 before crashing into a tree in the 1300 block of Holt Street, police said.

A passenger was detained at the scene, but the driver, 31-year-old Jerry Sexton, fled on foot, authorities said.

Officers deployed a police dog while canvassing the area and Sexton was found hiding in a wooden box in a nearby backyard, authorities said.

Sexton sustained a number of dog bites and was treated at a hospital before being booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.

Police said they found a sawed off shotgun in the back seat of the Durango. No gunshot victims were located. Sexton was arrested on suspicion of shooting into an occupied vehicle, other gun-related crimes and resisting arrest, authorities said.